diff --git a/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py b/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
index a84bd3f5c7c..e006651b26e 100644
--- a/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
@@ -1059,10 +1059,13 @@ def determine_bind_host(sb_idl, port, port_context=None):
 
 
 def validate_port_binding_and_virtual_port(
-        port_context, nb_idl, sb_idl, ml2_plugin, port):
+        port_context, nb_idl, ml2_plugin, port, original_port):
     """If the port is type=virtual and it is bound, raise BadRequest"""
-    if not determine_bind_host(sb_idl, port, port_context=port_context):
-        # The port is not bound, exit.
+    # If the port receives an update of the device ID and the binding profile
+    # host ID fields, at the same time, this is because Nova is trying to bind
+    # the port to a VM (device ID) in a host (host ID).
+    if not (port['device_id'] != original_port['device_id'] and
+            port[portbindings.HOST_ID] != original_port[portbindings.HOST_ID]):
         return
 
     fixed_ips = port.get('fixed_ips', [])
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
index 6bf95b35dad..78b68e82e67 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ class OVNMechanismDriver(api.MechanismDriver):
         ovn_utils.validate_and_get_data_from_binding_profile(port)
         self._validate_port_extra_dhcp_opts(port)
         ovn_utils.validate_port_binding_and_virtual_port(
-            context, self.nb_ovn, self.sb_ovn, self._plugin, port)
+            context, self.nb_ovn, self._plugin, port, original_port)
         if self._is_port_provisioning_required(port, context.host,
                                                context.original_host):
             self._insert_port_provisioning_block(context.plugin_context,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/test_mech_driver.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/test_mech_driver.py
index 8ab9e8bebee..48bc21a4e52 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/test_mech_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/test_mech_driver.py
@@ -4434,20 +4434,21 @@ class TestOVNVVirtualPort(OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
         with self.port(subnet=self.subnet, is_admin=True) as port:
             port = port['port']
             updated_port = copy.deepcopy(port)
-            updated_port[portbindings.HOST_ID] = 'host1'
-            context = mock.Mock(current=updated_port, original=port)
+            updated_port['device_id'] = 'device_id_new'
+            updated_port[portbindings.HOST_ID] = 'host_id_new'
+            _context = mock.Mock(current=updated_port, original=port)
             with mock.patch.object(self.mech_driver._plugin, 'get_subnets') \
                     as mock_get_subnets:
                 mock_get_subnets.return_value = [self.subnet['subnet']]
                 # 1) The port is not virtual, it has no parents.
                 self.mock_vp_parents.return_value = ''
-                self.mech_driver.update_port_precommit(context)
+                self.mech_driver.update_port_precommit(_context)
                 # 2) The port (LSP) has parents, that means it is a virtual
                 # port.
                 self.mock_vp_parents.return_value = ['parent-0', 'parent-1']
                 self.assertRaises(n_exc.BadRequest,
                                   self.mech_driver.update_port_precommit,
-                                  context)
+                                  _context)
 
 
 class TestOVNAvailabilityZone(OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn-virtual-port-prevent-binding-50efba5521e8a28e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-virtual-port-prevent-binding-50efba5521e8a28e.yaml
index 3d1373d5a00..9977c76c588 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/ovn-virtual-port-prevent-binding-50efba5521e8a28e.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-virtual-port-prevent-binding-50efba5521e8a28e.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ other:
     first one is considered a virtual port. If the second port (non-virtual)
     is bound to ML2/OVN, the virtual port cannot be bound to a virtual
     machine; a virtual port is created only to reserve a set of IP addresses
-    to be used by other ports.
+    to be used by other ports. The OVN mechanism driver prevents that a virtual
+    port has a device ID; a device ID is provided when the port is being bound.